How a fitter and fierier Mohammed Siraj rediscovered his white-ball zing
In the middle of Mohammed Siraj’s interview with the host broadcaster during the innings break on Sunday, he turned emotional. He waved his arms towards the gallery where his parents and extended family sat. He spoke about the pain of leaving Royal Challengers Bangalore, after they refused to retain him in the last auction. “I have played seven years for RCB,” he said, sighing. He then dwelled on the India snub for the Champions Trophy. “At one time, I was not able to digest it,” he said.
There were times, too, when he might have felt that he was not getting the recognition he deserves, that he is being perennially overshadowed by the shadows Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami cast. Read More from Tanishq Vaddi